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Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game

Smart Meetings

Walking tours provide distinct experiential learning that you can’t get any other way As incentive travel continues to be a critical tool for retaining and motivating talent, planners are looking for ways to make excursions more meaningful and memorable. One of the simplest ways to do so is by employing a local organized walking tour. Smart Meetings spoke with representatives from three leading walking tour companies about how tours can help to truly transform a meeting experience.

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Mastering the Art of Event Technology: Expert Tips for Making Your Next Event a Success

Traveler's Q

Events have evolved significantly over the years, and technology has been at the forefront. Event technology has become an essential aspect of planning and executing successful events. From effective event registration, mobile apps, and audiovisual and presentation technologies, to social media and live streaming, the list of event tech solutions available to event planners is endless.

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Mindful Meetings for the Full Mind

Smart Meetings

Seeking calm via mindfulness strategies In today’s fast-paced corporate environment, stress and burnout are widely experienced yet rarely discussed. Workplace culture can sometimes lead us to believe that these harmful states are simply the price we pay for a lucrative or successful work life. What if I told you this was a false dichotomy? Would you believe it possible to have career success and a peaceful state of mind?

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Meetings and Conventions Grapple with Gun Violence

Skift Meetings

Skift Take: Keeping attendees safe and secure is the focus of all meetings and conventions, but a rise in gun violence is making that more difficult.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Burst With Color: Bright Event Furniture Ideas

Smart Meetings

Burst With Color: Bright Event Furniture Ideas Learn more One of the biggest trends in fashion and design has been “dopamine dressing.” Designers and social media influencers have used this hot concept to incorporate bright colors into clothing styles and rooms. You may be asking the question, “What is dopamine dressing?” Dopamine dressing brings psychology and design together.

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Phoenix Convention Center & Venues is at the Top of Its Game

Convene by PCMA

Canyon on Third offers 80,000 square feet of transformative outdoor space at Phoenix Convention Center & Venues. A growing reputation as the go-to space for high-profile sporting events—including the 2023 Super Bowl Experience and fan events for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2024 WNBA All-Star Game—has put the Phoenix Convention Center & Venues in the spotlight.

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Top 5 Reasons to Meet in Long Beach

Convene by PCMA

1. Turnkey Spaces The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center boasts three special event venues, including the outdoor Terrace Theater Plaza with its dancing water fountains and 12 built-in trusses rigged with stage lighting; The Cove with its cool “street party” vibe; and The Pacific Ballroom, an arena outfitted with a theatrical truss and rigging system to customize the venue to any size event.

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GX: G Adventures and Planeterra celebrate community tourism summit success

Travel Daily Media

The post GX: G Adventures and Planeterra celebrate community tourism summit success appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Announcing Project 300, a new mandate to uplift over 300 communities by 2030. G Adventures together with Planeterra – hosted the first annual World Community Tourism Summit, dubbed GX, on September 27, 2023 in Cusco Peru.

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Special Event Pricing: The In-Depth Guide

Social Tables

Event venue owners understand that pricing is one of the most critical factors to consider when it comes to attracting clients and increasing revenue. Special event pricing is especially crucial since events such as weddings, corporate functions, and other unique occasions often require a custom pricing strategy to meet the client’s expectations and budget.

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Singapore Airlines to host Association of Asia Pacific airlines’  67th assembly of Presidents

Travel Daily Media

The post Singapore Airlines to host Association of Asia Pacific airlines’ 67th assembly of Presidents appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Singapore Airlines (SIA) will host the 67 th edition of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of Presidents on 9 and 10 November 2023. The AAPA, which has 14 member airlines, is the trade association for scheduled international carriers based in the Asia Pacific region.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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How Hotels Can Leverage Google’s EEAT Principles to Boost Direct Bookings

Leonardo

In today’s online booking landscape, hotels need to do everything they can to stand out. A competitive hotel website establishes a strong online presence that is not only optimized to stand out in search results (better known as SEO) but also optimized for the user experience. Google evaluates websites based on Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (EEAT) as a metric of their quality.

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BESydney AGM delivers results cementing return to pre-covid figures

Travel Daily Media

The post BESydney AGM delivers results cementing return to pre-covid figures appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. (L-R) Deborah Zimmer, Amy Glancey, Steve Cox, Emma Bowyer, the Hon George Souris AM, the Hon Bruce Baird AM, Lyn Lewis Smith, Judith Crompton, Marcus Hanna Business Events Sydney (BESydney) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 31 October at the Art Gallery of NSW where it presented its positive end of financial year results, outlined future programs and updated Boa

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The New SEO: How to Prepare Your Business for Google SGE

Special Events

Learn about Google's newest plans for SEO changes

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Ekyll Island Convention Center to continue partnership with ASM Global through 2029

Travel Daily Media

The post Ekyll Island Convention Center to continue partnership with ASM Global through 2029 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. ASM Global has won the renewal of management of the Jekyll Island Convention Center (JICC) in Jekyll Island, Georgia. ASM Global, which oversees the largest portfolio of convention centers in the U.S. and internationally, has operated the venue since its opening in May 2012.

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SITA will be adopting a “Shaping the Future  of Travel” theme for its presence at Future Travel Experience APEX Asia

Travel Daily Media

The post SITA will be adopting a “Shaping the Future of Travel” theme for its presence at Future Travel Experience APEX Asia appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. SITA will be adopting a “Shaping the Future of Travel” theme for its presence at FUTURE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE APEX ASIA in Singapore on 8 th -9 th November and welcomes you to join them at the following events.

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